Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If it is practicable to make repeated visits to the same site over a period of months or years a programme of capture/mark/release and recapture will add a further dimension to the whole range of topics available . |
2 | All encrustment and blisters must be scraped off and then the metal is wire-brushed to remove loose fragments . |
3 | All encrustment and blisters must be scraped off and then the metal is wire-brushed to remove loose fragments . |
4 | Because this is so it is unnecessary to make extravagant claims ; the provision of a multimedia library , with the fullest integration of catalogues and shelves , and the finest collection of viewing and listening equipment , still meets only questions 1,2,3,6,7 and 8 . |
5 | Normally it is unnecessary to make special provision for this since the rent the tenant pays is linked to the rent he receives . |
6 | With the Sim-Fix it is unnecessary to punch extra fixing points in the slate and the strap is quickly and easily nailed to the batten with three optional fixing points , making it possible to use it with any size of slate . |
7 | AirUK 's Newcastle services has started , Finnair is due to start twice-weekly flights to Helsinki and commuter airline Westair is flying to Blackpool . |
8 | Philips Electronics NV meantime is due to introduce similar MPEG decoding to the consumer market in April courtesy of its new CD-I player . |
9 | The Bank of Italy , which is due to unveil detailed guidelines on links between banks and industry shortly , is alert to the danger . |
10 | The choice will depend on the sale strategy ; however , if it is decided to set out the detailed procedures in the covering letter it is normal to include brief details in the information memorandum such as dates , KPMG contact staff , and a statement that direct contact should not be made with the management or staff of the business . |
11 | Example 139 shows three-part counterpoint at the octave using the same ‘ O ’ series in each part : However , as repetitions of the same series can produce a lack of note-variety , it is usual to employ varied forms of a series ( derived forms or transpositions ) . |
12 | Details of housing allowances should also be supplied as well as advice on whether it is usual to employ domestic staff and , if so , how much to pay them and where they should live . |
13 | It is usual to install wooden boards , supported by pegs , to mark the shape of the path , and to hold the hardcore and , perhaps , concrete in place . |
14 | Rather it is usual to claim objective virtues for the existing system which would be lost by a change from it . |
15 | Breach of the partnership agreement It is usual to specify certain provisions of particular importance ( eg failing to maintain proper accounts or actions which might cause the firm to lose its investment business certificate ) the breach of which would enable the power of expulsion to be exercised and , in a further ground , to refer in more general terms to persistent and general failure to observe the spirit of the agreement . |
16 | It is usual to add blue cheeses , sheep 's and goats ' milk cheeses as three extra types , in addition to the four main categories . |
17 | It is usual to make specific provision for service of such notices , eg at the last known home address of a partner , in a way that will afford evidence that it has been duly given ( eg by registered delivery , entry in the firm 's post book etc ) . |
18 | It is usual to buy electronic organs ‘ off the shelf ’ , but larger instruments are designed to a customer 's specification and to suit particular buildings . |
19 | It is unkind — perhaps I should not mince words — it is cruel to keep albino fish under bright lights ; with a fish like the Oscar , often kept in a tank with no shade to escape into , this detail is particularly important . |
20 | In cases where it is preferable to use new paper , such as coffee filters and sanitary products look for paper which has not been bleached with chlorine gas . |
21 | It is preferable to treat different samples with different frequencies and amplitudes of vibration . |
22 | The Riverside Theatre , which is the University 's professional venue , is used to stage major productions . |
23 | It is possible to patent new microorganisms per se ; the processes of producing them ; the processes for using them , and the products obtained from them , and the products obtained from them . |
24 | With a little practice it is possible to generate complete sentences instantly by simply calling up a string of stored phonemes . |
25 | From these it is possible to glean strong indications of the kinds of educational records that will predispose candidates to perform well . |
26 | It is possible to programme additional consequences into your weight control regime to strengthen your motivation and to increase the probability that what you want to happen actually does take place . |
27 | Moreover , while it is possible to give undue weight to expertise , it is also possible to underrate its significance . |
28 | It is possible to blow small amounts of air into the urethra by means of a balloon-valve , and in this way see if there are any strictures in the anterior urethra . |
29 | From these summarized findings it is possible to derive tentative profiles of the activities of the first three teams . |
30 | The virtue of the step function perceptrons we discussed first is that they are very simple , so it is possible to derive theoretical results for them , such as the training theorem . |